Associations among Obesity Degree, Glycemic Status, and Risk of Heart Failure in 9,720,220 Korean Adults

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Diabetes Metab J. 2020;44(5):783-783
Publication date (electronic) : 2020 October 21
doi : https://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2020.0245
1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Biostatistics, Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea
3Department of Family Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Diabetes Metab J 2020;44:592-601. https://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2019.0104

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Risk for heart failure according to obesity degree

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Table 2.

Risk for heart failure according to obesity degree

Variable No. of subjects No. of event Incidence rate, /1,000 person-years Model 1 P value Model 2 P value
BMI levels, kg/m2 -
<18.5 372,523 3,855 1.67 1.47 (1.42–1.52) <0.001 1.39 (1.35–1.44) <0.001
18.5–22.9 3,848,812 28,968 1.20 1 (reference) - 1 (reference) -
23.0–24.9 2,406,196 20,934 1.38 1.60 (1.04–1.08) <0.001 0.91 (0.90–0.93) <0.001
25.0–29.9 2,762,426 28,319 1.63 1.20 (1.20–1.22) <0.001 0.93 (0.92–0.95) <0.001
≥30 330,263 4,249 2.05 1.62 (1.57–1.68) <0.001 1.15 (1.11–1.18) <0.001
P for trend <0.001 <0.001
WC levels, men/women
<80.0/75.0 cm 3,611,228 19,159 0.84 0.72 (0.71–0.74) <0.001 0.91 (0.89–0.93) <0.001
80.0/75.0–84.9/79.9 cm 2,314,707 18,018 1.24 0.85 (0.83–0.87) <0.001 0.94 (0.92–0.96) <0.001
85.0/80.0–89.9/84.9 cm 1,918,487 19,988 1.66 1 (reference) - 1 (reference) -
90.0/85.0–94.9/89.9 cm 1,117,820 14,766 2.10 1.16 (1.14–1.19) <0.001 1.04 (1.02–1.07) <0.001
95.0/90.0–99.9/94.9 cm 493,564 8,526 2.75 1.33 (1.29–1.36) <0.001 1.16 (1.13,1.19) <0.001
≥100.0/95.0 cm 264,414 5,868 3.55 2.00 (1.94–2.05) <0.001 1.48 (1.43–1.52) <0.001
P for trend <0.001 <0.001

Values are presented as hazard ratio (95% confidence interval). Model 1 adjusted for age and sex; Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, smoking, alcohol drinking, regular exercise, low income, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and chronic kidney disease.

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.